leaven (n.)
leaven (v.)
- abate
- alter
- assuage
- besprinkle
- breathe
- brew
- circumscribe
- color
- condition
- decoct
- diffuse
- diminish
- dredge
- dye
- ferment
- fill
- flavor
- hedge
- honeycomb
- imbrue
- imbue
- impregnate
- infiltrate
- infuse
- instill
- limit
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- narrow
- occupy
- overrun
- overspread
- palliate
- penetrate
- permeate
- pervade
- qualify
- raise
- reduce
- restrain
- restrict
- saturate
- season
- soften
- steep
- suffuse
- temper
- tincture
- tinge
- transfuse
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Sweet Mercy! to the gates of heaven
This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
The rueful conflict, the heart riven
With vain endeavour,
And memory of Earth's bitter leaven
Effaced forever.
